Dorothy L. Ferguson

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. - Dorothy L. Ferguson, 84, of Channing, died peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at the Hyland Nursing Home with family at her side.

She was born March 19, 1930, in San Francisco, daughter of the late Lloyd A. and Mabel (Freed) Piansky.

Dorothy was raised in Bergland. She graduated from Bergland High School in 1947. She married Miles D. Ferguson on Sept. 4, 1948, in Ewen. He preceded her in death in 1991. Dorothy was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and enjoyed cooking, traveling, following her children and grandchildren's activities and being with her best friends Carol Fontana and Joyce Paupore.

Dorothy is survived by five children, JoAnn (Robert) Strickland, of Santa Maria, Calif .; Michael (Michelle) Ferguson, of Sagola; Patrick Ferguson, of Crystal Falls; Richard Ferguson, of Channing; and Kelly (Dennis) Conery, of Champion; seven grandchildren, Linsey (John Sitka) Ferguson, Jared (Sara) Ferguson, Rebecca Conery, Jacqueline Conery, Samuel Conery, Sarah Conery and Stephanie Conery. Dorothy was also preceded in death by a brother, Leighton Plansky.

Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Kingsford. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Rev. Thomas Mackey will officiate.

Pallbearers will be Jared Ferguson, John Sitka, Ronald Latva, Raymond Peterson, Michael Nordine, John Nordine and Samuel Conery. Burial will be in the Lakeview Cemetery in Bergland.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established in her memory at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Kingsford.

Condolences to the family of Dorothy L. Ferguson may be expressed online at ernashfuneralhomes.com.

The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home with the funeral arrangements.